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Bank of India, Hitachi Team Up in Fintech Venture
- Thursday, 10 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
State Bank of India and Hitachi will form a "financial technology joint venture" to service the country's rapidly expanding cashless pay market. So reports the Nikkei Asian Review.
Read more...Valued At $2.7B, Germany's N26 Looking to Head West
- Thursday, 10 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
German fintech company N26 has raised $300 million from a recent round of investment funding, making it one of the most valuable "unicorns" in Europe. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Mass. Fintech Competition Offers $250K in Cash Prizes
- Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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Major finance companies will team with startups, including 11 operating in the Boston region, for the upcoming MassChallenge FinTech competition. So reports WBUR.
Read more...Robinhood Walks Back 3% Checking, Savings Product
- Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Stock trading app Robinhood tried to launch a 3% interest rate savings and checking product with no fees, but upon concerns from regulators backtracked and changed its marketing of the new offering. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Alibaba Positions to Buy Currency-exchange Startup WorldFirst
- Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Ant Financial, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, is making an "aggressive" effort to purchase currency exchange company WorldFirst, a London-based startup. So reports Zacks.
Read more...Chinese Schools Offering New Postgrad Fintech Programs
- Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is one of several institutions launching postgraduate fintech programs. So reports the South China Morning Post.
Read more...FinTech Funding Set to Shatter Record
- Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The first half of 2018 netted $57.9 billion in funding for Fintechs, approaching the record $62.5 billion they took in in all of 2015. So reports Business Insider.
Read more...Buterin Drops $300K Into Ethereum 2.0 Projects
- Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum, gave away $300,000 worth of crypto to three startups; ChainSafe Systems, Prysmatic Labs, and Sigma Prime. So reports Unhashed.
Read more...Researchers ID 4,800 ‘Pump-and-Dump’ Attempts from Jan-July
- Wednesday, 09 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Dishonest traders have attempted nearly 5,000 “pump-and-dump” schemes from January to July, according to a new research paper. So reports MyBroadband.
Read more...Charlotte Hosts 2nd Annual Southeast Fintech Venture Conference
- Tuesday, 08 January 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Approximately 250 Fintech company investors and founders met in Charlotte for the Southeast Fintech Venture Conference to network and pitch ideas. So reports The Charlotte Business Journal.
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